My dogs have killed 4 skunks that climbed into the yard in the past 4 months. We're rural but hadn't had any problems with skunks until last year. Part of the problem is my neighbor, who likes to feed EVERYTHING and thinks the skunks are cute. Then they wander down the road to our place and don't quite get the welcome they're expecting...

Oooh lucky me! We've got both porcupines and skunks. Skunks are rather common in the cities here, likely due to the fact that our cities are never far from a forest - Zero was skunked a couple months ago in a friend's front yard. Wretched odor, it's still not gone. Why did it have to spray the fluffiest, most difficult to groom dog?